![]() He saw the Armstrong of the 1950s and 1960s as a completely different being from the one of the 1920s and he never got over all the pop songs and stuff like “What a Wonderful World” that Armstrong was asked to record. Last year, one of my musical heroes, Marty Grosz, ranted to me at the Institute of Jazz Studies about his regrets about Armstrong’s later years. Armstrong tackled this song on Disney Songs the Satchmo Way and even I’ll admit that at a glance, having the most important jazz musician ever sing kiddy ditties like “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” and “Heigh Ho,” complete with studio orchestra and mixed choir, might seem like another losing battle with commercialism, much like the Brunswick records Armstrong was making during the period. ![]() Today’s entry comes courtesy of a spin of the Itunes shuffle and is related to a story I told on this blog last May. Originally released on Buena Vista STER-4044Ĭurrently available on CD: On Disney Songs the Satchmo Way Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocal Tyree Glenn, trombone Joe Muranyi, clarinet Marty Napoleon, piano Buddy Catlett, bass Danny Barcelona, drums with unknown studio orchestra and mixed choir Written by Al Hoffman, Mack David and Jerry Livingston
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